Corking-machine



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. A. DOLLFUS.

UORKING MAGHINE.

No. 602,837. Patented Apr. 2 6, 1898.

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Patented Apr. 26, 1898.

cork within the bottle, and Fig. 3 a plan view UNITED STATES PATENT rrrcn CORKlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,837, dated April 26, 1898.

Application filed August 1397- To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, ALPHONSE DOLLFUS, a citizen of the United States, residingat Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a cer-v tain new and useful Improvement in Oorking- Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in machines for corking bottles and the like, and has for its object to provide a simple and elfective device of this description which may be operated by hand and adjusted to various heights of bottles within its limit and by means of which a cork may be quickly and conveniently forced within a bottie with but little care upon the part of the manipulator; and a further object of my invention is to provide a gage whereby each cork may be forced within its bottle to an exact distance, and this regardless of the height of the bottle; and a still further object of my invention is to provide means for holding the adjustable bracket in any position.

W'ith these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the con struction and operation will now be described in detail, referringto the accompanying drawings, forming a part" of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimprovement, showing abottle in position prior to being corked; Fig. 2, a vertical section showing the plunger forced downward in driving a of the machine.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, A represents the base of the machine, which is of sufficient size and proper design for supporting the machine and the bottles to be corked, and B is a standard projecting upward from this base and having guideways 0 formed upon the edges of the upper portion thereof, around which the sections of the bracket D are secured. This bracket, being thus secured around the upper portion 0 of Serial N5. 548,501. (No model.)

the standard, is adapted to slide vertically thereon, and a series of teeth E are formed with the standard with which the pinion F meshes, said pinion being secured upon the spindle G, journaled in the rear portion of the bracket. Ahand-Wheel H is secured upon the spindle, and by the revolving of said wheel it will be seen that the pinion will cause the bracket to move up or down, as the case may be, and to prevent the bracket from falling from any adjustment to which it may be placed a spring I is coiled about the spindle between the hub of the hand-wheel and the rear portion of the bracket, and the tension of this spring will produce sufficient friction upon the hub of the hand-wheel to retard the rotation of the spindle sufficiently to hold it against the tendency of the bracket to move downward. The head J of the bracket has formed therein the guideways K, and between these ways is fitted the plunger-bar L, so as to slide vertically, and having formed thereon the teeth M, with which meshes the segmental gear N, the latter being journaled at 0 within the head and having formed therewith or secured thereto the operating-handle P, by which arrangement the plunger-bar may be moved up and down, as described, as will be readily understood. The lower end of the plunger-barhas formed therein a. socket for the reception of the plunger Q, and this plunger is held in place by the set-screw R. A cylindrical housing S is formed with the lower portion of the bracket and has fitted therein a bushing T, said bushing being flared upward for the reception of acork, while the housing is flared at its lower end, as inclicated at U, for fitting over the head of the bottle V. A clamp-screw WV serves to bind the bushing in place within the housing, and this bushing may be removed and another substituted therefor with a different sized opening therein for the accommodation of different sized corks, and it is obvious that a series of these bushings being provided for each machine'a large variety of sizes of corks may be manipulated thereby.

X represents a lug formed upon the side of the head of the bracket, and has threaded therethrough the gage-screw Y, against which the operating-handle P strikes when moving downward, thereby limiting said handle, and

I in'hand.

as this screw may-be adjusted it'is' obvious that the downward limit of the handlemay be varied to suit the requirements of the work to carry the housing above the top of said bott1e,'and by manipulating the hand-wheel H the housing will be caused to fit over the head of the bottle and the bushing brought in contacttherewith, after which a cork, be-.

ing placed within the flared opening in the bushing, may be quickly forced within the bottle to the exact depth desired by the down.

ward movement of the pl ringer-bar through the mediumof the operating-handle, as.be-

' been adjusted so as tocarrythe plunger to be seen that regardless of theheightof the fore described. After the gage-screw Y has the properdistauce below the bushing itwill bottle each cork will be forced home to the same distance,'since the bushing, resting upon thezhead of the bottle, forms a gage for the starting-point of the cork, and as the plun geriscarried by the bracket its downward bracket.

movement will always be the same relative to the bushing, which is also carried by said 'When the cork has been forced home, a slight reverse movement of the handwheel H will elevate the bracket above the level of the bottle, therebypermitting afree removal of said bottle and the substitution therefor by another, and the proper movement of the plunger will permit the insertion of a new cork, when the operations just described may be repeated with a like result.

By the use of my improvement large numbers of bottles may be quickly and advan tageously corked, thus saving considerable time and labor and accomplishing the work in a superior manner with less skilled help.

The cost of manufacturing a machine of this description is exceedingly small, since the principal parts thereof are made of castiron and require but little machine-work for their assembly.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful isl. A machine for corking bottles consisting of a base, a standard projecting upward therefrom, guideways formed upon the upper portion of said standard, a series of teeth formed upon this upper portion, a bracket adapted to slide upon the guideways, a spindle journaled in the rear portion of the bracket, a pinion carried by said spindle and meshing with the teeth, a hand-'wheel for revolving the spindle, a spring for retain ing the spindle against accidental rotation, a

pose set forth. I I 7 A machine for corkingbottles consisting of an upright standard, guideways formed on the upper portion thereof, a series of teeth I plunger-bar fitted. to slide vertically in the I bracket, teeth formed upon said plunger-bar, a segmental gear -journaled in the bracket and meshing with the last-named teeth, an

operating-handle formed with the segmental gear, a'plunger carried bythe plunger-bar, a

housingformed with the bracket, and a flared bushing fitted within the housing, substantially as and for the purpose setforth. r

"2. In combination, a base, a standard, guideways' formed upon said standard, teeth upon said bar, a segmental gear meshing with thelast named teeth, an operatingehandle formed with the segmental gear, a gage-screw carried by thebracket andadapted to limit the downward movement of the operatinghandle, a plunger detachably secured within the plunger-bar, a housing formed with the bracket, and a bushing having a flared opening therethrough secured within the housing, all arranged substautiallyas andfor the puralso formed on said upper portion, a bracket adapted toslide on the guideways, a spindle ,E also formed upon the standard, a bracket adapted to slide uponxsaidways, a pinion 'meshingwith the teeth, means for operating said opinion, a plunger-bar, teeth M formed journaled in the rear portion of the bracket,

a pinion carried by said spindle meshing with I the teeth, ahand-wheel for operating the spindle, a spring for retaining the spindle against accidental rotation, a plunger fitted in the bracket to slide vertically and means for raising and lowering said plunger independently of the bracket, substantially as set forth.

4. In a corking-machine, a bracket, a plunger-bar slidable vertically therein, a plunger secured to the plunger-bar, a rack-bar formed on the plunger-bar, a segmental gear jour- ALPHONSE DOLLFUS.

Witnesses:

I S. S. WILLIAMSON,

SAMUEL L. TAYLOR. 

